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The Nueva School's Innovative Learning Conference

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8:20am PDT

Detracking Policy in SFUSD: Our Ongoing Commitment to Equity Hillcrest Elementary School (SFUSD)Lizzy Hull Barnes

9:00am PDT

A New Approach to Humanities in the Lower and Middle Schools, Part 1: Theme & Variations, Room A-122 Nueva Hillsborough CampusMatt Berman Collaborative Assessment Modalities, Trans-Disciplinary Student Portfolios, Room 217 Nueva San Mateo CampusSamantha Huff • Ted Theodosopoulos Studying a Word: Young Students and Structured Word Inquiry, Room A-117 Nueva Hillsborough CampusDiana Friedman • Carolee Fucigna • Rebecca Loveless The Question Formulation Technique: A Structured Approach to Using Students' Questions to Guide Your Teaching, Room A-206 Nueva Hillsborough CampusSam Modest Designing Monstrosity: Utilizing Design Thinking in the English Classroom, Room 1204 Nueva San Mateo CampusAlexa Hart • Jen Neubauer Three Proofs Every Student Should See, Room 316 Nueva San Mateo CampusJana Comstock Teaching Through Problem Solving: Three-Part Series of Live Demonstration Lessons for Deriving the Formula for Finding the Area of Quadrilaterals (PART 1), Room J-208 Nueva Hillsborough CampusAkihiko Takahashi

10:10am PDT

How to Teach Science in the 21st Century? Trust the Students to Figure It Out!, Room 103 Nueva San Mateo CampusMichaela Danek International Cultural Exchange: Making Virtual a Reality, Room 317 Nueva San Mateo CampusJennifer Perry • Brooke Tucker Nueva Math and Science Building Blocks: Deconstructing the Standards for a Flexible Curriculum, Room 320 Nueva San Mateo CampusDanielle McReynolds-Dell • Lelia Youn A New Approach to Humanities in the Lower and Middle Schools, Part 2: Humanities and Philosophy through Structured Word Inquiry, Room A-122 Nueva Hillsborough CampusMatt Berman • Peter Bowers Creating Positive Classroom Culture through Effective Classroom Management, Ballroom Nueva Hillsborough CampusDamon Allswang Documentation and Learning, Room F-101 Nueva Hillsborough CampusSaraleah Fordyce • Carolee Fucigna A Third Grade Interactive Spelling Lesson with Structured Word Inquiry: A Demonstration Lesson, Room A-208 Nueva Hillsborough CampusRebecca Loveless • Erin Metcalf Growth Mindset and Student Empowerment via Flexible Groupings in the Math Classroom, Room J-212 Nueva Hillsborough CampusAnna Blinstein • Lissie McAlvey

11:20am PDT

Finding Your Voice: Public Speaking for All, Room 1204 Nueva San Mateo CampusGary Kaplan Using Competency-Based Learning in the Humanities: Activism, Art, and the AIDS Crisis, Room 1202 Nueva San Mateo CampusAlegria Barclay • Allen Frost Fostering Mathematical Communication in an Advanced Math Class: A Demonstration Lesson, Room 1102 Nueva San Mateo CampusJana Comstock Moving Maths, Room 1103 Nueva San Mateo CampusBen Sparks

11:30am PDT

A New Approach to Humanities in the Lower and Middle Schools, Part 3, Room A-122 Nueva Hillsborough CampusMatt Berman Beautiful Questions in the Classroom, Library Nueva Hillsborough CampusWarren Berger Beyond Brain Breaks-- Activating Learning through Movement, Ballroom Nueva Hillsborough CampusZubin Mobedshahi Mathematical Provocations and Differentiating Math Instruction, Room A-215 Nueva Hillsborough CampusKatie Kelly • Lora Saarnio

1:20pm PDT

Social Justice and Mathematics: One Road Map to Creating a Class, Room 1204 Nueva San Mateo CampusVeena Krishnan • Danielle McReynolds-Dell

1:25pm PDT

The Monomyth Module: Developing a Theme-based Integrated and Interdisciplinary Year-long Curriculum, Room A-203 Nueva Hillsborough CampusSarah Merkt • Lori Mustille Anatomy of an Innovation Lesson, ROOM CHANGE A-117 Nueva Hillsborough CampusPamela Briskman • Jamie Diy Lesson Study: Building Teacher-Led, Student-focused Professional Learning, Room J-202 Nueva Hillsborough CampusShelley Friedkin • Catherine Lewis Sense-Making: Is it at the Core of Your Math Program?, Room F-102 Nueva Hillsborough CampusAnnie Fetter Creative First Steps Into Hands-On Number Theory for the Elementary Grades 1-5 – A Pythagorean Approach, Room L-102/103 Nueva Hillsborough CampusPeter Koehler Implications of Changing Understandings of ADHD for Educators, Library Nueva Hillsborough CampusThomas E. Brown

2:40pm PDT

The Holy Grail of Science Research: A Self-Propagating and Student-Led Novel Science Research Program, Room 208 Nueva San Mateo CampusLuke De Giving Feedback on Student Work for a Growth Mindset, Room 243 Nueva San Mateo CampusLissie McAlvey Creating UDL Classroom Environments that Optimize Learning for All Students, Room 319 Nueva San Mateo CampusEricka Fur

2:45pm PDT

Big History in Kindergarten: Using a College Curriculum as Inspiration for Investigating the Big, Beautiful Questions of our Youngest Minds, Room L104 Nueva Hillsborough CampusEvan Bartz • Laraine Ray Interdisciplinary Possibilities with K-12 Computer Science, Library Nueva Hillsborough CampusSaber Khan • Michael Olaya • Lora Saarnio Crafting a Structured Word Inquiry Lesson, Room A-215 Nueva Hillsborough CampusRebecca Loveless A Visual Hands-on Approach to Building Perfect Numbers: A Perfect Theme for Gifted Students in the Elementary Grades 2-5, Room L-102/103 Nueva Hillsborough CampusPeter Koehler

8:30am PDT

StoryCorps in Action Room 1105Lisa V. Gale Advancing the Whole Learner Room 217Bror Saxberg Teaching Through Problem Solving: A Japanese Approach to Promote Mathematical Practice Room 1202Akihiko Takahashi

9:40am PDT

Limitless: Learn, Lead and Live without Barriers CafeJo Boaler Understanding Learner Variability and How to Support It Room 318-19Vic Vuchic Design as Learning :: Fitness Studio Room 1102Sam Seidel • Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Flexible Scheduling Panel: Blocks and Other Alternatives Room 219Denise Pope • Jonathan Howland • Roxanne S. Higgins Building the School of the Future Room 1202Saba Ghole Building More Equitable Mathematics Instruction by Teaching Through Problem-solving Room 1206Akihiko Takahashi • Shelley Friedkin • Catherine Lewis Rethinking Boyhood: From Research to the Classroom Room 316-317Michael C. Reichert

10:50am PDT

Beautiful Questions in the Classroom Room 175Warren Berger Building Student Independence by Improving Study Strategies CafeDaniel Willingham Environmental Citizenship as a Curricular Pillar – Overview of Frameworks and Practices Room 1202Aron Walker • Tanja Srebotnjak Teaching Through Problem Solving: Three-Part Series of Live Demonstration Lessons for Deriving the Formula for Finding the Area of Quadrilaterals (PART 2) Room 1206Akihiko Takahashi

12:40pm PDT

Detracking Policy in SFUSD: Our Ongoing Commitment to Equity, the Lessons We Have Learned, and the Questions We Still Have Room 1206Lizzy Hull Barnes Magical Maths Room 217Ben Sparks

1:50pm PDT

Understanding Structured Word Inquiry: How it Fits in Research and Curriculum Room 217Peter Bowers Assessment for Learning Room 1105David Foster Advocating for 21st Century Learning in Your School Room 1206Glen Tripp

3:00pm PDT

Experience on Demand: How VR Can (and Cannot) Transform Learning Room 1204Jeremy Bailenson Teaching Reading Comprehension Room 316-317Daniel Willingham Talent Development: The Gateway to Outstanding Performance Room 1103Frank C. Worrell Designing for Belonging in Math Class Room 340Dan Meyer